 The 1994 national census reported a total population for this woreda of 117,828, of whom 59,895 were men and 57,933 women; 2,449 or 2.08% of its population were urban dwellers at the time.The two largest ethnic groups reported in Gololcha were the Oromo (82.13%), and the Amhara (17.13%); all other ethnic groups made up 0.74% of the population.Oromiffa was spoken as a first language by 78.01%, and 21.94% spoke Amharic; the remaining 0.05% spoke all other primary languages reported.